In The Blood of Dawnwalker’s prologue, players can defeat Brencis in the first encounter, despite the fight being designed to be lost so that the story can continue. Winning instead triggers a second battle against Brencis’s powerful final-boss form, creating a possible but extremely difficult route that may allow the game to be completed unusually early.

The article says the initial fight can be won with effective Perfect Blocks and dodges. In the second phase, Brencis, Grotesque Ascendant, takes very little damage and can kill the player in one strike, even with upgraded health and strong first-day equipment; the guide recommends prioritising damage, using vampire claws and Shadow Step, and lowering difficulty to Story if necessary.